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  2. Educational inequality - Wikipedia

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    In Asia, males are expected to be the main financial contributor of the family. So many of them go to work right after they become adults physically, which means at the age of around 15 to 17. This is the age they should obtain a high school education. Males get worse grades than females do regardless of year or country examined in most ...

  3. Educational inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unequal access to education in the United States results in unequal outcomes for students. Disparities in academic access among students in the United States are the result of multiple factors including government policies, school choice, family wealth, parenting style, implicit bias towards students' race or ethnicity, and the resources available to students and their schools.

  4. Racial achievement gap in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The racial achievement gap in the United States refers to disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. [1] It manifests itself in a variety of ways: African-American and Hispanic students are more likely to earn lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while ...

  5. 'This country has failed us': Nurse, 46, earns over $100,000 ...

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    Her education paid off, enabling her to get a job that paid six figures. Unfortunately, that's not the end of the story. Despite her high income, the 46-year-old has been unable to make a dent in ...

  6. A Path Out Of Trouble - The Huffington Post

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    Getting involved with the justice system is one of the fastest ways to end a teenager’s potential for becoming a successful adult. Being jailed as a juvenile makes a kid less likely to graduate from high school and more likely to be incarcerated later in life, according to a 2015 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research .

  7. Education policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    [79] [80] In 2012, 16% of Americans believed it made public education better, 29% believed it make public education worse, and 38% believed it did not make a significant difference. [81] Positions on higher education policy have become increasingly politicized and polarized in the 21st century.

  8. Many in America’s top 10% still feel ‘very poor’ but ...

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    The top 1% all live better than John D Rockefeller was living when I was six years old. … And today, you can get better medicine, better education, better entertainment, and better ...

  9. Educational attainment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The educational attainment of the U.S. population refers to the highest level of education completed. [2] The educational attainment of the U.S. population is similar to that of many other industrialized countries with the vast majority of the population having completed secondary education and a rising number of college graduates that ...